Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Trading With the Near East: Present Conditions and Future Prospects
Before the war merchandise from the United States was a negligible factor in the business life of Constantinople, and a vessel ?ying the Stars and Stripes was a rare sight. Today one will find four or five American liners in the Golden Horn at all times. In addition, there are one or two steamers each month which stop on their way to and from Batoum, where they dis charge Near East Relief cargoes. Then there are the irregular visits of American tramp steamers. Today a dozen impor tant American corporations have perma nent offices there and many other Ameri can concerns are represented by local agents.
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